As he sits in his chair he wonders what he will paint next. His studio had a drawing table and a chair but most of all very bare.  Then some soldiers came by and asked for their portraits taken. The soldiers didn’t like their painting because he changed his style. Rembrandt named it the “The Night Watch” and now this painting is a magnificent example of Rembrandt Van Rijn’s new style.

     Rembrandt Van Rijn was born in Amsterdam, Holland on July 15, 1606.  There were many deaths in his life,  such as Saskia who died from a disease.  His family was rather large for a small part of  Rembrandt’s life. He had 4 children but only one Titus survived infancy.  This is Rembrandt’s family after his three other children died. His wife Saskia, his son Titus, and his 2nd  wife Hendrickje. 

          Rembrandt Van Rijn painted 600 paintings and 100 known self-portraits.  He is most famous for these two paintings:  “The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp” and “The Night Watch.” Rembrandt was also known for how he collected hundreds of models for his paintings. 

One of Rembrandt’s most famous paintings is “The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp”.  It’s a painting of a doctor named Dr. Tulp demonstrating an autopsy lesson to several other men gathered around. The painting is 66  x  85 in. The painting was painted in 1632 on a oil slate.  There are people in the painting that form circles. The painting is smooth but in some spots Rembrandt piled on paint to show glowing spots.

The focal point of this painting is the patient. Rembrandt used dark colors but he also used light to show the faces of the people. Rembrandt meant for the painting to be action packed.  There are young people in the painting but there are also old people in it too. The scene is a asymmetrical scene and has shallow space. The lightness of the painting is in the center and the darkness of the painting is in the left bottom corner. The painting shows emotionalism such as sadness. 

       Rembrandt Van Rijn lived to be 63 years old. He painted up to the end of his life. When he died he left an unfinished painting called “The Simeon Temple”. The most important thing about Rembrandt’s paintings is the people in them and the way they show emotionalism.  Rembrandt was the greatest artist of all time. 

Researched and written by Jake G.
Mrs. Sunda's 3rd Grade Gifted Class

Sources:
What Makes Rembrandt a Rembrandt by Richard Muhlberger
Rembrandt by Ernest Raboff